@africamultiple.bsky.social
The Cinema Afrika film festival 2025/26:
Fanon (2024). Biopic by Jean-Claude Barny (133 Min.), FR with EN subtitles. The director Jean-Claude Barny will be present to discuss his movie with the audience! Tickets are available on the Cineplex website/app as well as on site. @unibayreuth.bsky.social
Fanon (2024). Biopic by Jean-Claude Barny (133 Min.), FR with EN subtitles. The director Jean-Claude Barny will be present to discuss his movie with the audience! Tickets are available on the Cineplex website/app as well as on site. @unibayreuth.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The Cinema Afrika film festival 2025/26:
Fanon (2024). Biopic by Jean-Claude Barny (133 Min.), FR with EN subtitles. The director Jean-Claude Barny will be present to discuss his movie with the audience! Tickets are available on the Cineplex website/app as well as on site. @unibayreuth.bsky.social
Fanon (2024). Biopic by Jean-Claude Barny (133 Min.), FR with EN subtitles. The director Jean-Claude Barny will be present to discuss his movie with the audience! Tickets are available on the Cineplex website/app as well as on site. @unibayreuth.bsky.social
The Cluster's visit at the @badw.de ended with a keynote lecture by Dr. Auma Obama. In her moving talk the alumna BIGSAS at @unibayreuth.bsky.social talked about agriculture in Kenya and how the involvement of international actors impact the environmental structures negatively. Photos: Kai Neuner
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The Cluster's visit at the @badw.de ended with a keynote lecture by Dr. Auma Obama. In her moving talk the alumna BIGSAS at @unibayreuth.bsky.social talked about agriculture in Kenya and how the involvement of international actors impact the environmental structures negatively. Photos: Kai Neuner
The Cluster is in Munich today collaborating with the @badw.de on the symposium: "Africa talks environment" exploring the ecological and social dimensions of environmental crises, with a particular focus on the African continent.
#UniBayreuth #BAdW #ReconfiguringAfricanStudies
#UniBayreuth #BAdW #ReconfiguringAfricanStudies
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The Cluster is in Munich today collaborating with the @badw.de on the symposium: "Africa talks environment" exploring the ecological and social dimensions of environmental crises, with a particular focus on the African continent.
#UniBayreuth #BAdW #ReconfiguringAfricanStudies
#UniBayreuth #BAdW #ReconfiguringAfricanStudies
🎬 Last week, Cinema Africa kicked off with a powerful double feature of two Angolan films: Ar Condicionado and Nossa Senhora da Loja do Chinês at Cineplex Bayreuth. Following the screenings, audiences joined a thoughtful discussion led by Dr. Asaf Augusto together with filmmaker Ery Claver.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 AM
🎬 Last week, Cinema Africa kicked off with a powerful double feature of two Angolan films: Ar Condicionado and Nossa Senhora da Loja do Chinês at Cineplex Bayreuth. Following the screenings, audiences joined a thoughtful discussion led by Dr. Asaf Augusto together with filmmaker Ery Claver.
📢 Join us this Thursday, 20 November, for a hybrid roundtable at the University of Bayreuth! Details can be found in the poster.
@unibayreuth.bsky.social @benjaminkirby.bsky.social @terrefebiruk.bsky.social @debele.bsky.social
#UrbanStudies #AfricanCities #Migration #AfricaMultiple #BayreuthEvents
@unibayreuth.bsky.social @benjaminkirby.bsky.social @terrefebiruk.bsky.social @debele.bsky.social
#UrbanStudies #AfricanCities #Migration #AfricaMultiple #BayreuthEvents
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
📢 Join us this Thursday, 20 November, for a hybrid roundtable at the University of Bayreuth! Details can be found in the poster.
@unibayreuth.bsky.social @benjaminkirby.bsky.social @terrefebiruk.bsky.social @debele.bsky.social
#UrbanStudies #AfricanCities #Migration #AfricaMultiple #BayreuthEvents
@unibayreuth.bsky.social @benjaminkirby.bsky.social @terrefebiruk.bsky.social @debele.bsky.social
#UrbanStudies #AfricanCities #Migration #AfricaMultiple #BayreuthEvents
Deadline for registration is 20.11
The conference language is German.
Find more details on our website: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important...
The conference language is German.
Find more details on our website: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important...
November 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Deadline for registration is 20.11
The conference language is German.
Find more details on our website: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important...
The conference language is German.
Find more details on our website: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important...
🎙️Hot Off the Mic: Don't Miss Our Latest Episode of Cluster Conversations! In this edition, host Dr. Christine Vogt-William discusses knowledge-making with the Cluster's artist fellows Dr. Epifania Amoo-Adare and Ann-Marie Ellmann. www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/1_4-Publi...
November 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
🎙️Hot Off the Mic: Don't Miss Our Latest Episode of Cluster Conversations! In this edition, host Dr. Christine Vogt-William discusses knowledge-making with the Cluster's artist fellows Dr. Epifania Amoo-Adare and Ann-Marie Ellmann. www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/1_4-Publi...
Exhibition:
Curation, concept, research, and texts: Dr. Ibrahima Sene / Chair of African History. The exhibition is presented in German and is open to the public until mid-January 2026. It is free of charge and no registration required. @unibayreuth.bsky.social
Curation, concept, research, and texts: Dr. Ibrahima Sene / Chair of African History. The exhibition is presented in German and is open to the public until mid-January 2026. It is free of charge and no registration required. @unibayreuth.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Exhibition:
Curation, concept, research, and texts: Dr. Ibrahima Sene / Chair of African History. The exhibition is presented in German and is open to the public until mid-January 2026. It is free of charge and no registration required. @unibayreuth.bsky.social
Curation, concept, research, and texts: Dr. Ibrahima Sene / Chair of African History. The exhibition is presented in German and is open to the public until mid-January 2026. It is free of charge and no registration required. @unibayreuth.bsky.social
📱We are proud to announce the launch of the Ayudha App, a new digital tool supporting those affected by sexual harassment or discrimination at work. Developed by Dr. Vogt-William & Dr. Schürer-Ries. 🔗: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/1_1-About-Us/Code-of-Conduct-and-statutes/Ayudah/index.html
November 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
📱We are proud to announce the launch of the Ayudha App, a new digital tool supporting those affected by sexual harassment or discrimination at work. Developed by Dr. Vogt-William & Dr. Schürer-Ries. 🔗: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/1_1-About-Us/Code-of-Conduct-and-statutes/Ayudah/index.html
🌍 Africa Talks Environment takes place on 19 Nov 2025 in Munich. A one-day conference on ecological & social dimensions of environmental crises in Africa.
💬 With a special evening lecture by Dr. Auma Obama on sustainable agriculture.
🔗 More info: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important...
💬 With a special evening lecture by Dr. Auma Obama on sustainable agriculture.
🔗 More info: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important...
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🌍 Africa Talks Environment takes place on 19 Nov 2025 in Munich. A one-day conference on ecological & social dimensions of environmental crises in Africa.
💬 With a special evening lecture by Dr. Auma Obama on sustainable agriculture.
🔗 More info: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important...
💬 With a special evening lecture by Dr. Auma Obama on sustainable agriculture.
🔗 More info: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important...
🎬 Cinema Africa is back tomorrow with a double feature and post-screening discussion with Angolan filmmaker Ery Claver on 10 November 2025 🎟 Tickets are available on the Cineplex app/website as well as on site. Visit our website for more information:www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/index.html
November 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
🎬 Cinema Africa is back tomorrow with a double feature and post-screening discussion with Angolan filmmaker Ery Claver on 10 November 2025 🎟 Tickets are available on the Cineplex app/website as well as on site. Visit our website for more information:www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/index.html
We are honored to once again welcome the renowned filmmaker, activist, and recipient of the German Order of Merit (2019), Mo Asumang, for a double event:
11 Nov (see poster) - open to students, teachers and the broader public
12 Nov, 9 am: Film screening & discussion for pupils (Cineplex)
11 Nov (see poster) - open to students, teachers and the broader public
12 Nov, 9 am: Film screening & discussion for pupils (Cineplex)
November 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We are honored to once again welcome the renowned filmmaker, activist, and recipient of the German Order of Merit (2019), Mo Asumang, for a double event:
11 Nov (see poster) - open to students, teachers and the broader public
12 Nov, 9 am: Film screening & discussion for pupils (Cineplex)
11 Nov (see poster) - open to students, teachers and the broader public
12 Nov, 9 am: Film screening & discussion for pupils (Cineplex)
Join us for the ICDL lecture under the theme, “Ubuntu and the Nine Wars of Dispossession: An Ethical Framework for Indigenous Southern Africans" with Prof. Panashe Chigumadzi (Brandeis University, USA)
🔗 More info: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important...
@unibayreuth.bsky.social
🔗 More info: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important...
@unibayreuth.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Join us for the ICDL lecture under the theme, “Ubuntu and the Nine Wars of Dispossession: An Ethical Framework for Indigenous Southern Africans" with Prof. Panashe Chigumadzi (Brandeis University, USA)
🔗 More info: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important...
@unibayreuth.bsky.social
🔗 More info: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important...
@unibayreuth.bsky.social
The Bavarian government honoured and recognized the historic success of the 12 Bavarian Clusters of Excellence. A delegation of @unibayreuth.bsky.social was present to celebrate their part in the historic year for Bavaria as research hub.
www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/news/2025...
www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/news/2025...
November 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The Bavarian government honoured and recognized the historic success of the 12 Bavarian Clusters of Excellence. A delegation of @unibayreuth.bsky.social was present to celebrate their part in the historic year for Bavaria as research hub.
www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/news/2025...
www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/news/2025...
A workshop & colloquium at UBT (10–13 Nov) bringing together scholars from Bayreuth, Leipzig & FAU to explore postcolonial, decolonial & diaspora studies in dialogue.
More details: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important-Dates/2025-11-10_popal/
@unibayreuth.bsky.social
More details: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important-Dates/2025-11-10_popal/
@unibayreuth.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A workshop & colloquium at UBT (10–13 Nov) bringing together scholars from Bayreuth, Leipzig & FAU to explore postcolonial, decolonial & diaspora studies in dialogue.
More details: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important-Dates/2025-11-10_popal/
@unibayreuth.bsky.social
More details: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important-Dates/2025-11-10_popal/
@unibayreuth.bsky.social
This week, we organised another event in the series "AfriKaleidoskop meets @artefr.bsky.social. "Sudan - ein Krankenhaus im Schatten des Krieges'' is a chilling portrait of the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in #Sudan. Thanks to filmmakers Laura Salm and Carl Gierstorfer for the discussion!
November 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This week, we organised another event in the series "AfriKaleidoskop meets @artefr.bsky.social. "Sudan - ein Krankenhaus im Schatten des Krieges'' is a chilling portrait of the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in #Sudan. Thanks to filmmakers Laura Salm and Carl Gierstorfer for the discussion!
🎬 Cinema Africa is back!
For the 17th time, Cinema Africa, curated by Prof. Ute Fendler (Chair of Romance & Comparative Literature) returns with an exciting line-up! The new season opens with a double feature and post-screening discussion with Angolan filmmaker Ery Claver on 10 November 2025 🎞
For the 17th time, Cinema Africa, curated by Prof. Ute Fendler (Chair of Romance & Comparative Literature) returns with an exciting line-up! The new season opens with a double feature and post-screening discussion with Angolan filmmaker Ery Claver on 10 November 2025 🎞
October 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🎬 Cinema Africa is back!
For the 17th time, Cinema Africa, curated by Prof. Ute Fendler (Chair of Romance & Comparative Literature) returns with an exciting line-up! The new season opens with a double feature and post-screening discussion with Angolan filmmaker Ery Claver on 10 November 2025 🎞
For the 17th time, Cinema Africa, curated by Prof. Ute Fendler (Chair of Romance & Comparative Literature) returns with an exciting line-up! The new season opens with a double feature and post-screening discussion with Angolan filmmaker Ery Claver on 10 November 2025 🎞
We are excited to invitesyou to a day dedicated to Global African Feminisms. The day will feature a Transnational Roundtable & Book Launches with highly esteemed scholars, writers, and activists. 🔗 More information on the speakers and events: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important...
October 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We are excited to invitesyou to a day dedicated to Global African Feminisms. The day will feature a Transnational Roundtable & Book Launches with highly esteemed scholars, writers, and activists. 🔗 More information on the speakers and events: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Important...
🎬 Just 2 days to go!
Don’t miss the next AfriKaleidoskop meets ARTE film screening this Wednesday, featuring the ARTE documentary “Sudan – Ein Krankenhaus im Schatten des Krieges.” After the screening, join filmmakers Laura Salm Reifferscheidt and Carl Gierstorfer for a discussion.
Don’t miss the next AfriKaleidoskop meets ARTE film screening this Wednesday, featuring the ARTE documentary “Sudan – Ein Krankenhaus im Schatten des Krieges.” After the screening, join filmmakers Laura Salm Reifferscheidt and Carl Gierstorfer for a discussion.
October 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🎬 Just 2 days to go!
Don’t miss the next AfriKaleidoskop meets ARTE film screening this Wednesday, featuring the ARTE documentary “Sudan – Ein Krankenhaus im Schatten des Krieges.” After the screening, join filmmakers Laura Salm Reifferscheidt and Carl Gierstorfer for a discussion.
Don’t miss the next AfriKaleidoskop meets ARTE film screening this Wednesday, featuring the ARTE documentary “Sudan – Ein Krankenhaus im Schatten des Krieges.” After the screening, join filmmakers Laura Salm Reifferscheidt and Carl Gierstorfer for a discussion.
We’re excited to announce the release of a publication edited by Ute Fendler and Clarissa Vierke.
An essential read for anyone interested in Indian Ocean studies, cultural and literary studies, performance, and transdisciplinary art research.
Available now.
👉 www.routledge.com/Transoceanic...
An essential read for anyone interested in Indian Ocean studies, cultural and literary studies, performance, and transdisciplinary art research.
Available now.
👉 www.routledge.com/Transoceanic...
October 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
We’re excited to announce the release of a publication edited by Ute Fendler and Clarissa Vierke.
An essential read for anyone interested in Indian Ocean studies, cultural and literary studies, performance, and transdisciplinary art research.
Available now.
👉 www.routledge.com/Transoceanic...
An essential read for anyone interested in Indian Ocean studies, cultural and literary studies, performance, and transdisciplinary art research.
Available now.
👉 www.routledge.com/Transoceanic...
This week, a delegation from Uni Bayreuth visited the Institute Of African and Diaspora Studies at UNILAG to discuss the Cluster of Excellence's vision and goals for the collaboration in the next funding phase. The delegation also went to Université Joseph KI-ZERBO for the same reason.
October 25, 2025 at 6:36 AM
This week, a delegation from Uni Bayreuth visited the Institute Of African and Diaspora Studies at UNILAG to discuss the Cluster of Excellence's vision and goals for the collaboration in the next funding phase. The delegation also went to Université Joseph KI-ZERBO for the same reason.
Join us for the next ICDL Lecture presented by the Gender and Diversity Office of the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence.
🎓 Prof. Panashe Chigumadzi will lead a thought-provoking lecture titled: “Ubuntu and the Nine Wars of Dispossession: An Ethical Framework for Indigenous Southern Africans.”
🎓 Prof. Panashe Chigumadzi will lead a thought-provoking lecture titled: “Ubuntu and the Nine Wars of Dispossession: An Ethical Framework for Indigenous Southern Africans.”
October 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Join us for the next ICDL Lecture presented by the Gender and Diversity Office of the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence.
🎓 Prof. Panashe Chigumadzi will lead a thought-provoking lecture titled: “Ubuntu and the Nine Wars of Dispossession: An Ethical Framework for Indigenous Southern Africans.”
🎓 Prof. Panashe Chigumadzi will lead a thought-provoking lecture titled: “Ubuntu and the Nine Wars of Dispossession: An Ethical Framework for Indigenous Southern Africans.”
📚 NAB XXIII (2024 Edition) is out now!
🖥️ Read it online: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/pool/dokumen...
#NAB2024 #NABXXIII #AfricanStudies #AfricaMultiple #BayreuthUniversity #ResearchInFocus
🖥️ Read it online: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/pool/dokumen...
#NAB2024 #NABXXIII #AfricanStudies #AfricaMultiple #BayreuthUniversity #ResearchInFocus
October 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
📚 NAB XXIII (2024 Edition) is out now!
🖥️ Read it online: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/pool/dokumen...
#NAB2024 #NABXXIII #AfricanStudies #AfricaMultiple #BayreuthUniversity #ResearchInFocus
🖥️ Read it online: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/pool/dokumen...
#NAB2024 #NABXXIII #AfricanStudies #AfricaMultiple #BayreuthUniversity #ResearchInFocus
We are proud to announce the third edition of our film and discussion series AfriKaleidoskop in November, once again featuring the acclaimed filmmaker, activist, and recipient of the German Order of Merit Mo Asumang.
October 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We are proud to announce the third edition of our film and discussion series AfriKaleidoskop in November, once again featuring the acclaimed filmmaker, activist, and recipient of the German Order of Merit Mo Asumang.
🎬 AfriKaleidoskop meets ARTE!
Screening of “Sudan – Ein Krankenhaus im Schatten des Krieges”, following surgeon Joseph Yacoub as he delivers care under extreme wartime conditions in the Nuba Mountains. Discussion with filmmakers Laura Salm & Carl Gierstorfer.
Screening of “Sudan – Ein Krankenhaus im Schatten des Krieges”, following surgeon Joseph Yacoub as he delivers care under extreme wartime conditions in the Nuba Mountains. Discussion with filmmakers Laura Salm & Carl Gierstorfer.
October 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🎬 AfriKaleidoskop meets ARTE!
Screening of “Sudan – Ein Krankenhaus im Schatten des Krieges”, following surgeon Joseph Yacoub as he delivers care under extreme wartime conditions in the Nuba Mountains. Discussion with filmmakers Laura Salm & Carl Gierstorfer.
Screening of “Sudan – Ein Krankenhaus im Schatten des Krieges”, following surgeon Joseph Yacoub as he delivers care under extreme wartime conditions in the Nuba Mountains. Discussion with filmmakers Laura Salm & Carl Gierstorfer.